Neon Run SA: The Durban Chapter

Last weekend on the 30 August 2014 was Durban's turn to experience this really bright event.

Gates opened at 2:00pm and the Neon Run was scheduled for 6:30pm.

There was plenty of entertainment as people slowly filled up the side field near Kingspark Stadium. Some 5FM DJs including Roger Goode, Dean FUEL and alternate rocker Mathew Mole played throughout the day.

The 5km run started at 7:00pm with some people running straight to the loos at Moses Mabhida Stadium and a few people (I won't mention any names) running straight to Subway for a chow!

The run itself was fun. There were people skateboarding and rollerblading too. At the halfway mark there was a led UV light station for people to take selfies.

When the people got back the party went on into the night.

We didn't stay till the end. We ended up at Rovers Sports Club and were unfortunate enough to see some Rovers Rugby players go Full Monty on the bar! The free stripshow was not appreciated.

The next run is to be held in Bloemfontein at Chevrolet Park on the 20th of September 2014. If you're in the area it would be good to check it out. You won't be disappointed.

The Red Devils in Durban

Fans of Manchester United Football Club will be treated to a double dose of their soccer heroes in Durban this week. There will be an open practice session where the public can view the players getting ready for their match against local team Amazulu F.C. the next day, 18 July 2012 at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

Some of the players that will be coming down with the 19 times English Premier League Champions are Valencia(wearing the prestigious number 7), Anderson, Carrick, Powell, Kagawa, Scholes, Bebe, Petrucci, Berbatov, Chicharito, Macheda, Lindergaard, Amos, Johnstone, Ferdinand, Veseli, Vermijl, Wooton and Blackett.

Other players like Ryan Giggs and the da Silva twins, Fabio and Rafael, and Cleverly are on Olympic Games duty while Wayne Rooney is on an extended break. This will also be an opportunity to see Manchester United in their 2012-13 kit. Fans will be anxious to see their favourite EPL players score on Wednesday but hopefully Amazulu will put up a brave effort and give them a run for their money. Are you a football fan and which team do you support?

Sunday Night Cricket

January 09, 2011 was the perfect day in Durban to host the Indian cricket team in a spectacular T20 match against the Proteas. The Indians won the match by 21 runs but the South African flags still flew high as they said goodbye to one of cricket’s greatest contributors to the sport, Makhaya Ntini.

This was the first international cricket match at the Moses Mabhida Stadium. The crowd, 50000 strong, couldn’t stop cheering as a golf car took Ntini around the stadium thus ending his career innings.

The cricket wasn’t the only entertainment that evening. There was a concert commemorating 150 years Indians have been in South Africa. Spectators were treated to stunning performances by Bollywood Stars Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Malaika Arora and Shahid Kapoor. The best part of the friendship concert was when SRK called up some of the SA cricket players to demonstrate some their other talents. AB de Villiers stunned people when he belted out the classic “Yeh Dosti” from the movie Sholay!

The worst part of the concert had to be the emcees, Tarina Patel and Claudia Henkel. There’s no question that both these women looked beautiful on stage but someone forgot to tell them that they were holding mics and they didn’t need to scream for the crowd to hear them. After spending almost 9 hours in their seats people had no energy to scream when requested by Tarina and Claudia. They just wanted to see the stars perform!

As the concert ended with a spectacular fireworks display and people were heading out the stadium it looked like what our forefathers might have looked like when they disembarked the ship 150 years ago. People looked tired as it was a long day but they all looked happy and it was interesting listening to their experiences of that day as they headed home.